Those who followafter wickednessdrawnear;They are farfrom Your law.
"Nowtherefore, sendquicklyand tellDavid,saying,Do not spendthe nightat the fordsof the wilderness,but by allmeanscrossover,orelsethe kingand allthe peoplewhoare with him will be destroyed.'"
"They sayto God,Departfrom us! We do not even desirethe knowledgeof Your ways.
For dogshave surroundedme; A bandof evildoershas encompassedme; They piercedmy handsand my feet.
When evildoerscameupon me to devourmy flesh,My adversariesand my enemies,they stumbledand fell.
"For you hatediscipline,And you castMy wordsbehindyou.
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof knowledge;Foolsdespisewisdomand instruction.
He who turnsawayhis earfrom listeningto the law,Evenhis prayeris an abomination.
Allof us growllike bears,And moansadlylike doves;We hopefor justice,but thereis none,For salvation,[but] it is farfrom us.
Justiceis turnedback,And righteousnessstandsfaraway;For truthhas stumbledin the street,And uprightnesscannotenter.
And Jonathan,Saul'sson,aroseand wentto Davidat Horesh,and encouragedhim in God.
